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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a large village in Egra II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,642, made up of 1,371 males and 1,271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra II
Pincode 721452
Area (hectares) 135.99 hectares
Population 2,642
Male Population 1,371
Female Population 1,271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 17th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents. Its 135.99 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Maheshpur

Maheshpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maheshpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Machhlabar, Madhab Sankibar, Madhabpur and Mahanagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Maheshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshpur village had a population of 2,642. That makes it the 17th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents.

Maheshpur village has 1,371 males and 1,271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 721452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 135.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maheshpur falls under Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Maheshpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is in Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Maheshpur today is likely to be higher.

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